NHC HURDAT2 · SPC Tornado Database
Hurricanes and Tornadoes That Hit Moody, AL
Every tropical system within 75 miles since 1851 and every tornado within 25 miles since 1950.
Data: NOAA NHC HURDAT2 and NOAA SPC tornado and hail reports, through 2025 · Updated
13 tropical systems have passed within 75 miles of Moody, Alabama since 1851, 0 of them at hurricane strength; the most recent was Zeta in 2020. Since 1950, 157 tornadoes have touched down within 25 miles, 22 of them rated EF3 or stronger.
- Hurricanes
- 0
- Tropical storms
- 13
- Tornadoes
- 157
- EF3 or stronger
- 22
within 75 mi, since 1851
below hurricane strength
within 25 mi, since 1950
220 deaths in all
What the records show for Moody
None of the 13 tropical systems was at hurricane strength as it passed Moody; the strongest was Eloise in 1975, a tropical storm with 67 mph winds when its centre passed 59 miles away. The record near Moody begins with an unnamed storm in 1881; the most recent system was Zeta in 2020, a tropical storm 9 miles away. The 1900s and the 1910s were the busiest decades, with 3 systems each. Of the 13 systems, one has come since 2000. Of the 323 Alabama cities on this site, 69% have more tropical storms and hurricanes within 75 miles than Moody. The highest rating among the 157 tornadoes within 25 miles is F5, reached 2 times; the most recent, on April 8, 1998, came within 21 miles. The deadliest, an EF4 on April 27, 2011, killed 64 people. Of the 157, 8 had paths within 5 miles of the city centre, and 84 have come since 2000. April has had the most tornadoes, 47. The most recent tornado was on November 25, 2025. Moody has more tornadoes within 25 miles than 70% of the 323 Alabama cities. Hail has been reported within 10 miles 78 times since 1959, with stones up to 3 inches (tea cup size). Moody has more hail reports within 10 miles than 68% of the 323 Alabama cities.
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Tropical storms and hurricanes near Moody
| Year | Storm | Closest | Strength when closest | Peak |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | ZetaOct 29 | 9 mi | Tropical storm (64 mph) | Category 3 |
| 1995 | OpalOct 5 | 22 mi | Tropical storm (54 mph) | Category 4 |
| 1985 | JuanNov 1 | 11 mi | Tropical storm (40 mph) | Category 1 |
| 1975 | EloiseSep 23 | 59 mi | Tropical storm (67 mph) | Category 3 |
| 1932 | Unnamed 1932 stormOct 17 | 2 mi | Tropical storm (40 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1916 | Unnamed 1916 stormOct 18 | 60 mi | Tropical storm (56 mph) | Category 2 |
| 1916 | Unnamed 1916 stormJul 8 | 29 mi | Tropical storm (40 mph) | Category 3 |
| 1912 | Unnamed 1912 stormJun 14 | 50 mi | Tropical storm (44 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1907 | Unnamed 1907 stormSep 22 | 47 mi | Tropical storm (40 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1906 | Unnamed 1906 stormJun 13 | 62 mi | Tropical storm (40 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1902 | Unnamed 1902 stormOct 11 | 74 mi | Tropical storm (40 mph) | Category 2 |
| 1892 | Unnamed 1892 stormSep 13 | 34 mi | Tropical storm (40 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1881 | Unnamed 1881 stormAug 29 | 58 mi | Tropical storm (46 mph) | Category 2 |
Strength is the sustained wind on the track at the closest point, which is not the wind felt in Moody: a hurricane's worst winds sit within a few dozen miles of its centre, and inland cities are usually past that.
Tornadoes within 25 miles of Moody
By decade
- 2020s20(3 EF3+)
- 2010s29(4 EF3+)
- 2000s35(1 EF3+)
- 1990s14(2 EF3+)
- 1980s11
- 1970s27(4 EF3+)
- 1960s14(5 EF3+)
- 1950s7(3 EF3+)
| Date | Rating | Distance | Path | Killed / injured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 8, 1998 | F5 | 21 mi | 30.3 mi | 32 / 259 |
| Apr 4, 1977 | F5 | 11 mi | 14.7 mi | 22 / 130 |
| Apr 27, 2011 | EF4 | 14 mi | 80.68 mi | 64 / 1500 |
| Apr 15, 1956 | F4 | 8 mi | 21.3 mi | 25 / 200 |
| Apr 27, 2011 | EF4 | 6 mi | 97.33 mi | 22 / 85 |
| Mar 27, 1994 | F4 | 22 mi | 50 mi | 22 / 150 |
| Jan 24, 1964 | F4 | 20 mi | 3.3 mi | 10 / 6 |
| Mar 6, 1967 | F4 | 22 mi | 20.9 mi | 2 / 25 |
| Nov 24, 2001 | F4 | 22 mi | 10.1 mi | 0 / 22 |
| Mar 5, 1963 | F4 | 17 mi | 14.9 mi | 0 / 35 |
| Mar 25, 2021 | EF3 | 24 mi | 38.17 mi | 6 / 10 |
| Jan 25, 2021 | EF3 | 10 mi | 10.4 mi | 1 / 30 |
The strongest 12 of 157, by rating and then by deaths. Ratings before February 2007 are on the original Fujita scale.
Hail in Moody
The Storm Prediction Center has 78 hail reports within 10 miles of Moody since 1959, made on 59 separate days. Of these, 39 were 1 inch across or larger, and 3 reached 2 inches. The largest, 3 inches (tea cup size), fell on March 21, 1959. The most recent report is from May 16, 2023. April has the most reports, 20.
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather reports, data through 2025.
Weather by month in Moody
The nearest NOAA station with 1991–2020 climate normals is Pinson, AL, 12 miles northwest of Moody at 608 feet. July is the warmest, with an average high of 90°F and low of 68°F; January is the coolest, at 54°F and 31°F. March is the wettest at 5.7 inches of precipitation on average and October the driest at 3.3 inches; the year adds up to 57.1 inches over 80 days with at least a tenth of an inch. June to November, the hurricane season months, bring 46% of the year's precipitation (26.0 of 57.1 inches); the other six months are wetter. October has brought the most of the 13 tropical systems that passed within 75 miles (5); a normal October there has highs of 75°F and 3.3 inches of precipitation. Highs reach 90°F on about 64 days a year, almost all from May to September. Lows fall below freezing on about 72 nights a year. Snowfall averages 1.4 inches a year, most of it in March. That 57.1 inches is more than at 51 of the 107 Alabama stations used on this site (48%). Leeds, 6 miles southwest, has its own station (Birmingham Airport, AL): 56.7 inches a year, 0.4 less than here, and a July average high of 91°F against 90°F.
| Month | High °F | Low °F | Precip. in | Days ≥ 0.1" | Snow in |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 54 | 31 | 5.1 | 7 | 0.2 |
| Feb | 58 | 34 | 5.4 | 7 | 0.3 |
| Mar | 67 | 41 | 5.7 | 8 | 0.8 |
| Apr | 75 | 48 | 5.0 | 6 | 0.0 |
| May | 82 | 56 | 4.8 | 7 | 0.0 |
| Jun | 88 | 65 | 4.6 | 8 | 0.0 |
| Jul | 90 | 68 | 5.0 | 8 | 0.0 |
| Aug | 90 | 68 | 4.5 | 6 | 0.0 |
| Sep | 85 | 61 | 4.0 | 5 | 0.0 |
| Oct | 75 | 50 | 3.3 | 4 | 0.0 |
| Nov | 64 | 39 | 4.6 | 6 | 0.0 |
| Dec | 56 | 34 | 5.1 | 7 | 0.1 |
| Year | 74 | 50 | 57.1 | 80 | 1.4 |
Averages for 1991–2020 at Pinson, AL (608 ft), from NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals. Normals describe the station; the farther a place is from it, and the bigger the difference in height, the more its weather can differ.
Floods, thunderstorm wind and lightning near Moody
Since 1996, the National Weather Service has logged 148 flood, rain, thunderstorm wind and lightning events that began within 10 miles of Moody: 133 thunderstorm wind reports, 11 flash floods, 3 floods and 1 lightning strike. They killed 1 person and injured 1, and the NWS estimated $1.0 million in property and crop damage. The strongest thunderstorm gust on record here was 105 mph, on February 26, 2008. September has had the most flash floods, 7 of 11. Of the 321 Alabama cities on this site with a flash flood on record, 131 have had fewer than Moody.
April 27, 2011: thunderstorm wind 4 miles from the centre of Moody — 1 killed.
NWS: “Storm damage to the east of Moody was found to be consistent with straight-line winds, with peak wind gusts estimated between 80 and 100 mph. A broad swath of enhanced damage was found in a largely wooded area a couple miles northeast of the Brompton community.”
April 29, 2016: thunderstorm wind 5 miles from the centre of Moody — 1 injured.
February 26, 2008: thunderstorm wind 6 miles from the centre of Moody — $500,000 damage.
NWS: “Wind gusts estimated up to 105 mph blew down and snapped numerous trees and power lines across the southern portion of Saint Clair County, from Camp Winnataska eastward to the county line near Pell City.”
Source: NOAA NCEI Storm Events Database, events whose starting point is on record, 1996 to June 30, 2026. Damage is the NWS estimate in the dollars of the year, not insured losses, and NWS notes that some reports are unverified.
Flood insurance claims, disaster declarations and FEMA risk ratings
Flood insurance policyholders in Moody's ZIP code 35004 have filed 13 claims with the National Flood Insurance Program since 1999, and were paid $154,000 for buildings and contents, in the dollars of each year. 15% of the claims carry the name of a storm or flood event; the rest have no event name. Of the 118 Alabama cities on this site with 10 or more claims, 10 have fewer than Moody.
St. Clair County, which includes Moody, has been named in 30 federal disaster or emergency declarations since 1973, 19 of them major disasters (by incident: 12 severe storms, 8 hurricanes, 4 floods, 2 biological emergencies). The latest major disaster declaration was Covid-19 Pandemic, on March 29, 2020. FEMA's National Risk Index gives St. Clair County a Relatively Low rating for natural hazard risk overall; by hazard: Relatively High for tornadoes; Relatively Moderate for inland flooding, strong wind and lightning; Relatively Low for heat waves; Very Low for hurricanes and hail. It models the county's expected loss from all 18 hazards it covers at $32.6 million a year, the 23rd highest of 67 Alabama counties; of the hazards above, the largest share, $17.6 million (54%), is from inland flooding.
Claims: FEMA, OpenFEMA Dataset FIMA NFIP Redacted Claims – v3, summed over ZIP codes; payments in the dollars of each year, not adjusted for inflation. Declarations: Disaster Declarations Summaries – v2, by county. Retrieved October 25, 2026. This product uses the Federal Emergency Management Agency's OpenFEMA API, but is not endorsed by FEMA. The Federal Government or FEMA cannot vouch for the data or analyses derived from these data after the data have been retrieved from the Agency's website(s).
Risk ratings: FEMA, National Risk Index county table, December 2025 (v1.20), retrieved October 26, 2026; ratings compare counties nationwide, are meant for planning and are no substitute for a local risk assessment. This product uses the Federal Emergency Management Agency's National Risk Index dataset API or downloadable datasets but is not endorsed by FEMA. The Federal Government or FEMA cannot vouch for the data or analyses derived from these data after the data have been retrieved from the Agency's website(s).
What counts as a pass, the distances and the sources: how this storm history is built.